Bari · 24 min · IT/EN
Matera — The Sassi
Rosa, 78 years old, born in Sasso Caveoso, evacuated 1957, returned 1996.
How to listen
Matera in a day, with the right context.
- Runtime
- 24 min, 12 chapters
- Access
- After purchase, you receive an immediate link. Stream it or save it for offline listening before you begin.
- Languages
- Shown for each story
Guide facts
- Estimated distance
- 3.2 km on foot
- Number of stops
- 8 audio stories
- Route
- Self-paced walk through the Sassi
- Accessibility
- Uneven terrain with stairs and stone paving. Comfortable shoes essential.
- What you need
- Headphones and a charged phone. Avoid the midday heat between 1pm and 4pm.
Chapters
- 01 Intro: the first look 0:00
- 02 What the Sassi are 0:08
- 03 Water: the system that kept Matera alive 2:02
- 04 Life in the Sassi: what it was really like 4:04
- 05 The shame of Italy: the evacuation 6:31
- 06 The rock churches: the art nobody looks for 8:54
- 07 The Cathedral and the Civita 11:28
- 08 The Murgia Timone: the side nobody plans for 13:55
- 09 UNESCO and the return 16:04
- 10 Matera 2019 and today 18:06
- 11 What to eat and where 20:06
- 12 Closing: Rosa says goodbye 22:05
Where the story starts
Suggested starting point. Open in Maps to get directions — then press play.